Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-16

nas one OI the prOprle'ers on tie English
Kitchen last August. Remember the time
Had lock was killed. Was at the K,tcnen
that evening. Leavitt was not there that eve
mig, Saw Leavitt ding into the Bankrupt
store that night about s O'Clock. He had on
light 5'lit, very light pants | did not leave
The Kitchen TIL about = O'clock. Then vent
10 the postotice; then directly back 10 the
Kitchen, where I remained the balance of the
evening. Heard OF the muraer from q pass
ing man. Arensdorf was at the Kitchen that
night aboat 10 o'clock. He was there when
We heard Of the killing. He had been there
then about seven or eight minutes. He had
on blue coat and vest, high rubber boots, with
pants inside. after hearing Of the murder he
amt ! went west together. Did not know
Schnddeli taye heard that , e Is now dead.
down Fourth street with him
RoBEhT B~UNcHANAN.
Sworn: l arr fifteen years old: live in this
ci y; was taken to the reform school and
brought here as a Witness; was living here
August3; remembe the night Paddock was
killed; was at the sh W; saw the crowd at
junk + as 1 wenodown; ArsnadorI as not in
The crowd. saw Lea.ilt In tue crowd. Lcay-
ltt had on a long dark coat and light pants.
IL was about five minutes before the shot was
frtd that | saw Lea,itt. Am the boy that
vac sent after the doctor. Jack RYAN sent
me after the doctor.
CrosseXamination by the state:
l ."ft the show before 1t was over. Live Mt
VIZ " hNi vi wv i ARA. MY Two hrOtn-
ers were with me. We were IA front OF Junk's
when the crowd came out. They were ahead
ot rs. Was about tEtec quarters Of "a block
behind them wGen they reached Dineen's cor
ner. Was In front of B~irminghan's restau-
rant. Had not reached the alley when the
shot was fired. Was walking slow on account
Of my little brother. No one passed me until
after the shot was fired. The nan walking
with Leavitt was shorter than I'm aud wore a
i!ght hat. The men walked close together.
90 know how the others were dressed. /
think some of them had on ubher costs.
Don't know Plttb. herman, Peters ard
Others 'Xeept Leavi't. Shiuct Leayit.s
shoes nearly every sunday.
ADJOURNED fOt noon.
NICHOLAS pAuLnY.
sworn: Have lived here five years: am
engaged as night watch at Franz brewery;
remember the night Hadiork was killed;
lieard the shot iiicd. was inside the brow
t'y at the tim. tn east door of the brew ~
came lIiG Ifo tb tn1t a t4,; no gbro0 on:
that door that night; when | heard
the snot tred | went - The front door and
looked towards the bridge. No one came
across the bridge. Heard r9mc one hallooing
and teen | vent over there. / did not see
any one on the bridge.
Cross. examination nv the state.
Remained at the scene 81 tho murder about
ten minutes. Henry Peer. worked at the
brewery. ! went out Of the brewery alone.
w OhC NaahG 81 WI lit'
JoHN ARnNsDoRF.
Sworn: | am the defendant IN this action.
Have lived in s., uX City ten y,ars. am a
brewer; have been engaged in he business
ten years; learned the trade In Belgium.
Came to this city in ~. During the month
OF August, $50, ] was foreman for the Franz
brewery. In the evening of August 81 | was
around town; came down in the afternoon;
between : and 5 | went into Phillip Eberle's
place and sta,d until $50; there Imet Barnes
and Davclaar; went from there 10 Shepherd
across the street. Barnes went with me. /
ordered supper. II vas 4 little past 900.
We ate su, per there. 1t was after ten when
we left. Barnes went west and / went to
Chicago saloon, where just halted. Then
went to Junk's saloon. Mr. acDllard and
Grady were there when ] arrived Went from
there To the English X token. Don't
know just what time it avn
! heard at the English Kitchen that a sum
was killed. Went from there to where the
murder happened. Remained there "A few min
utes. then went TO the brewery, then went
back TO Juuk's where ! remained ten or ff-
teen minutes. Then went to my home on Bluff
street, wore my usual clothing, blue suit
and tail coats. Did not have on rubber coat.
Have heard The testimony Of L.avitt. Was net
at the corner Of Fou III md Wate- when
HaddOck Was X He'd. as at the meeting
on the 2d OF august. There was no private
meeting TO my khoyr"hge. Nothing was
/ NIih III H. IItNtitf 70 1D uD any one.
Heard nothing about hiring two Dutchmen
10 do M any ono. Mads no remark
about blowing any one, ny. hea q
no remark about blowing UP
any ooe's house. HAD no conversation with
| Leavitt in front OF Warlich'S saloon. Had no
such conversation as Mrs. LcaVitf t~.stifies to
have beard. Had u conversation with Lpav-
itt at tLr STANDARD theatre in re .stiun 10 his
bonds. Hrsent d man over 10 see me.
went; he took me into a room bad no con
vcrsation with him ne Ia whe had killed Had
dock. Had no conversation with Leayitt
about Keeping stili and things would be all
right. Had no conversation with Leavitt
at Junk's about who killed naddoes.
| never had any conversati) ia with him about
TIE murder at bis theatre. | did not say at
: th- saloon meas mcetir thu. there Was 500
or $500 in tie treasury nod supposed that
would be enough to hire some ore 10 do up
HaGdock or other Witnesses. Know Bismarck
TIE ooRoHER's jury.
John Arensdorf, sworn.
don't know anything about the shooting;
Mex Powiey Is watchmas Mt the brewery. He
told me that when he heard the shot he ran
over there. there is a heavy-set man that
works in the wash room OF the brewery name
"HabelmAn."
Witness excused.
and wife. She used to work In the brewery
for Mr.. Franz, but has not worked there since
The brewery COMPANY WAS organized.
hCNff gave DlSUfFtk ANY money AT
Borsh's beer garden TO leave town; never
gave Frltz folger any mon y ~ give him
I" induce him TO cave town: had no CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Bismarck about ner lsav-
! x town; The sent u note REQ testing me to
come TO her no se; she wan ted to sell her
house and asked me to sell 1t for her; /
bought he house for adOli h Nepper, and
no furnished the money $3.50: | bought il at
Mr.. Ntp. els request: | never heard Mrs.
Bismarck sIeak english; when she went
away She told me sbs was going TO Council
Bluf>; l did not know she was going
20 California. Had no conversation at the
meeting of saloon men on the evening of the
2d with Trieber in which he said he had two
Dutchnen who would do NJ Hadiock. Heard
no SUCH conversation. Did not have any con-
versaaoD with Leavitt In frent of Martins
shoe store, In which l asked him IL he had
seen che shooting, and that | was not feeling
any too well. nor did ! ssk him ii | could de-
prn2 Oh him, depend ON him a. a brother.
The witness Gepi,G that he
ever had any conversations with
Leavitt as char, ed by him in Lis testimony.
nd no conversation wish him about sending
Henry Peters to Nebraska or Germany.
Never had any conversation with Leavitt
apon that subject. Did not tell Mrs. Bis
llarCk that she bad best wait a little while
and not go away until ;hirgs got more keep
Did not tell her 10 tell her husband toeuiet.
/ still aud not TIL anyone what be knew about
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